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Executive Assistant

Job in Toronto, Ontario, M5A, Canada
Listing for: Sun Life
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-20
Job specializations:
  • Administrative/Clerical
    Office Administrator/ Coordinator, Virtual Assistant/ Remote Admin, Executive Admin/ Personal Assistant, Business Administration
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Job Description

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The incumbent will be responsible for providing efficient and high-quality administrative support primarily to the VP, Digital Wealth (CSC team) in Group Retirement Services (GRS) and senior leaders within the CSC organization. The successful candidate will be a self-confident, pro-active, digital savvy, innovative thinker with superior organization and time management skills, and the ability to handle a variety of responsibilities. The role is fast paced with multiple demands, coordination of multiple stakeholders and priorities, and requires a demonstrated regard for confidentiality and a high level of judgment.

The incumbent will provide efficient and high-quality administrative support to the VP and the four Assistant Vice-Presidents who lead a team of approx.
200 employees. The successful candidate will be a self-confident, pro-active, innovative thinker with superior organization and time management skills, and the ability to handle a variety of responsibilities. The role is fast paced with multiple demands, requires a demonstrated regard for confidentiality, a high level of judgment and autonomy.

What you will do with strategic prioritization and anticipation of business needs:

  • Manage executive priorities, operating rhythms and complex schedules ensuring leadership time is aligned to business objectives

  • Field calls and emails, determine nature of business, identify priorities and respond appropriately

  • Monitor e-mail and incoming mail - alerting to issues requiring immediate attention

  • Arrange and coordinate appointments and meetings and manage the conflicting demands and changes to schedules

  • Manage the budget and expenses for the senior leaders’ cost centres including expense reimbursement, payment of invoices, and budget reporting

  • Serve as a trusted partner to senior leaders, proactively coordinating across all stakeholders to drive alignment, execution and communication.

  • Compose some correspondence on behalf of the senior leaders

  • Coordinate travel arrangements and accompanying material

  • Manage team locations, book offices & meeting rooms (on site and off site) and arrange visitor notices

  • Purchase coordinator for the team; setting up purchase orders and processing invoices

  • Submit travel expenses on Expense Management System (Concur) on behalf of the leadership team

  • Provide coverage for other EA's during vacation time/absence

  • Internal Event Support:

    Liaise with internal partners such as Event Services, Linguistics, Communications and Legal to coordinate planning activities and carry out activities

    Program material support and maintenance such as agendas, presentations, job aids, certificates and checklists

    Lead or assist with planning meetings;
    Support or lead event planning for the team as appropriate

    Event logistics research and booking including venues, meals, accommodation, equipment, transportation, materials, printing

    Coordinate leadership meetings, ensuring agendas, materials, decisions ands action items are effectively managed

    Pre and post event communications including pre-work, surveys, feedback summaries, capturing lessons learned and incorporating into future programs

    Assist with development of project specific presentations, excel spreadsheets and word documentation to support various projects

  • Maintenance of the teams’ events calendar and meetings folder, as applicable

  • Pay all invoices, track and monitor expenditures and report on any variances may be required

  • Competencies:

  • Executive administrative assistant experience

  • Excellent time management and organizational skills with ability to manage conflicting priorities is required

  • Ability to anticipate and respond to needs in a fast-paced environment

  • Sound judgment with decision-making, negotiation and excellent communication skills

  • Ability to work independently with minimal direction and frequent interruptions

  • Comfortable in a fast-paced environment and solid comfort with digital technology

  • Requires the ability to handle highly sensitive and confidential information

  • Experience using multiple technology platforms including Microsoft Office Products, SharePoint, expense management and procurement platforms, etc.

  • Able to quickly learn and be…

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